Jonas Eriksson on the VAR debut in the Premier League

One of Premier League's major additions this year is the controversial video review system, VAR. Until the second match in the Premier League, it was VAR-free, then in the match between Manchester City and West Ham there was a lot of scrutiny from the video room.

The VAR debut in the Premier League was made when Raheem Sterling played forward Gabriel Jesus who rolled the ball into an open goal. But the goal was sentenced after Sterling was offside in first position, albeit with the slightest of margins.

Sterling would be VAR-reviewed again, this time with a happier outcome for the Englishman. Again it was by a small margin but the examination showed that Sterling had been on the right side when he lobbied 3-0 for the visiting City.

The third situation was punishment. Sergio Agüero was substituted and missed his penalty against Lukasz Fabianski in the West Ham goal. But after the VAR review, the penalty got to be switched after several West Ham players entered the penalty area too soon. In his second attempt, the Argentine made no mistake, beating 4-0.

According to Jonas Eriksson, all decisions were correct.

- Three times VAR had to step in today and it was with small and scarce margins but the decisions are correct, says the former elite judge.

According to Eriksson, it is important for VAR to get off to a good start in the Premier League.

- It is very important to have a good start for VAR in a new league. Going in and making the right decision gives confidence to the system ahead of the continuation.

Already last season VAR was introduced in major leagues such as Serie A in Italy and Bundesliga in Germany with mixed results. Many decisions led to debate and the scope of the system has been debated.

- The fact that the Premier League did not introduce the system last year was a clear signal that more training is needed before it can be implemented. VAR has been used in many tournaments and leagues where it has not worked well, says Jonas Eriksson to SVT Sport.

He continues:

- There is no divine justice in football. Despite VAR's introduction, people will still find things to discuss. Today, however, I think it was about black and white, clinical decisions and then it is not a matter of what we think. Then VAR is a fantastic tool.

According to Jonas Eriksson, it is about getting VAR opponents and VAR advocates to approach the future.

- VAR shares the football world. There are extremely different opinions from those who advocate and those who are opponents. In the long run, VAR will lead to a more just football and with such matches where VAR gives the right decision then the two sides can approach each other.